{"id":140881,"date":"2021-02-17T09:21:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=140881"},"modified":"2021-02-17T09:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:43:39","slug":"blm-activist-working-at-library-fired-after-allegedly-burning-library-books-by-trump-coulter-now-hes-claiming-racial-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-activist-working-at-library-fired-after-allegedly-burning-library-books-by-trump-coulter-now-hes-claiming-racial-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"BLM Activist Working At Library Fired After Allegedly Burning Library Books By Trump, Coulter. Now He\u2019s Claiming Racial Discrimination."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblm-activist-working-at-library-fired-after-allegedly-burning-library-books-by-trump-coulter-now-hes-claiming-racial-discrimination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=140881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-495486322.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A Black Lives Matter activist who worked as a library staffer in Chattanooga, Tennessee allegedly posted an Instagram video showing him burning books he\u2019d taken home authored by former President Trump and columnist Ann Coulter. The library ultimately fired him. According to the former employee, he was a victim of racial discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron \u201cC-Grimey\u201d Williams, 35, \u201cstarted as a part-time library specialist at the downtown branch more than two years ago, helping to manage a computer room and maker space and conducting outreach campaigns encouraging residents to take advantage of the resources,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2021\/02\/17\/tennessee-library-book-burning-trump\/\">The Washington Pos<\/a>t reported. A rapper, according to the Post, he \u201chelped organize demonstrations against police brutality&nbsp;last year.\u201d The Post added, \u201che and other activists were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chattanoogan.com\/2020\/7\/12\/411901\/Protest-Leaders-Mott-Williams-Face.aspx\">arrested for allegedly<\/a>&nbsp;blocking an emergency vehicle, among other charges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those other charges included taking a Sheriff\u2019s flag and burning it, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chattanoogan.com\/2020\/7\/12\/411901\/Protest-Leaders-Mott-Williams-Face.aspx\">Chattanoogan<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Marie Mott and Cameron Williams were charged by Chattanooga Police with obstructing an intersection and blocking an emergency vehicle. Later in the day, they were charged by the Hamilton County Sheriff\u2019s Office in connection with taking the Sheriff\u2019s flag from the county jail and burning it at Miller Park. Chattanooga Police on Sunday morning said they had obtained warrants for multiple protesters, including Ms. Mott and Williams, \u201cwho engaged in illegal and dangerous activity\u201d on Friday at or near the intersection of Market and East Main Streets.&nbsp;Police said the protesters blocked an emergency vehicle attempting to get to an active call for a vehicle crash with injuries.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesfreepress.com\/news\/local\/story\/2020\/dec\/04\/book-burning\/537313\/?bcsubid=9ad7411d-0f7b-490b-9206-47e8b79cfdea&amp;pbdialog=reg-wall-login-created-tfp\">Chattanooga Times Free Press<\/a> reported on December 4: \u201cIn a video posted temporarily on Instagram on Tuesday, Williams appeared to burn copies of Coulter\u2019s \u2018How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must)\u2019 and Trump\u2019s \u2018Crippled America\u2019 in an outdoor fire, spraying each with lighter fluid. \u2018FDT,\u2019 a Trump protest song by YG and Nipsey Hussle, played in the background.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the library was apprised of the video, Williams was placed on paid administrative leave. On February 10, he was fired.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Post, Williams claims that he was instructed to look for damaged, outdated or untruthful books. Branch managers, Williams claimed, had informed employees they could bring home books that had been selected for removal. Williams says that he was targeted because of his history of activism, and that \u201chis boss asked him to weed through the political science section, specifically citing his activist background and instructing him to take down titles that contained misinformation or where views, attitudes, or information had changed. Books more than 10 years old could also come off the shelves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesfreepress.com\/news\/local\/story\/2020\/dec\/04\/book-burning\/537313\/?bcsubid=9ad7411d-0f7b-490b-9206-47e8b79cfdea&amp;pbdialog=reg-wall-login-created-tfp\">Times Free Press<\/a> reported that a library spokesperson said the library had trained Williams in the \u201crigorous and thorough stand practice\u201d for how to deal with the books, adding that the process for book removal is dependent on publication date, circulation date and physical condition. When the library fired Williams, they stated he\u2019d broken the rules by&nbsp;\u201cimproperly removing items from the Library\u2019s collections,\u201d The Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the library told the Times Free Press that \u201cpersonal feelings\u201d should not have played a part in what books were retained by the library.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s our job to ensure that all walks of life have access to information without judgment or prejudice,\u201d said the spokesperson. \u201cWhether these materials were actually destroyed in a fire or even if they were just removed, that does go against our policy. Because at the end of the day, we believe that censorship has no place in a library.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Corinne Hill, the Chattanooga Public Library\u2019s executive director, told the Post, \u201cThe City of Chattanooga has policies in place to protect the public\u2019s interest, and we follow those directives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams told the Post, \u201cTime after time, we\u2019ve used old books for art projects. Time after time, employees have been encouraged to take books. This is a BS rule that doesn\u2019t exist. They\u2019re just using it to persecute me. \u2026 This is not the precedent on how this stuff is handled. To be frank, it\u2019s because I\u2019m a community member that\u2019s been speaking for the betterment of Black people for several years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams concluded, \u201cI was treated as a token Black man, but as soon as I speak forcefully for Black people, they essentially tried to assassinate my character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Black Lives Matter activist who worked as a library staffer in Chattanooga, Tennessee allegedly posted an Instagram video showing him burning books he\u2019d taken home authored by former President &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181398,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-495486322.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"BLM Activist Working At Library Fired After Allegedly Burning Library Books By Trump, Coulter. 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